What the FDA labels say about taking them together
Citalopram and sotalol
Citalopram's FDA label of October 9, 2023 names sotalol in its warnings and precautions section; the sotalol labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name citalopram.
Check it at the source: the citalopram FDA label on DailyMed (effective October 9, 2023, Allergan, Inc.); the sotalol FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 16, 2024, Legacy Pharma USA, Inc.).
What does the citalopram label say about sotalol?
Citalopram label, warnings and precautionsSuch drugs include Class 1A (e.g., quinidine, procainamide) or Class III (e.g., amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic medications, antipsychotic medications (e.g., chlorpromazine, thioridazine), antibiotics (e.g., gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin), or any other class of medications known to prolong the QTc interval (e.g., pentamidine, levomethadyl acetate, methadone).
Source: FDA drug label (Celexa), NDA020822 (Abbvie), as published by Allergan, Inc., effective October 9, 2023 (SPL set 4259d9b1-de34-43a4-85a8-41dd214e9177), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What does the sotalol label say about citalopram?
Sotalol's label (effective December 16, 2024) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name citalopram in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.
Source: FDA drug label (BETAPACE), Legacy Pharma USA, Inc., effective December 16, 2024 (SPL set a6a7702f-36c9-45db-b640-453dc324baee), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.
Both medicines on the record
| Citalopram | Sotalol | |
|---|---|---|
| Labeled for | Depression | Atrial fibrillation |
| Boxed warning | Yes | Yes |
| Pharmacy cost (NADAC) | $0.026 per tablet 10 mg tablet | $0.0707 per tablet 80 mg tablet |
| Shortage now | No current entry | No current entry |
Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)
What next?
- Check more medicines together
- up to five at once